SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- A boxing organization in Sioux Falls is getting ready for a big weekend.

Vargas Boxing trains athletes at its gym inside the Sioux Falls Family YMCA.

But this weekend, it's showtime at the Y.

Vargas Boxing will be hosting its first amateur show called the Downtown Throwdown.

"It's been a dream for a long time, so it's really special," Vargas Boxing Head Coach Juan Vargas said.

"We're really excited to have them here. We're so happy that they're with the Y and this is going to be a first event. We're excited to see what happens and where it continues to go," YMCA Membership Engagement Officer Aspen Taylor said.

On Friday morning, the regulation-size ring inside the boxing gym was being taken apart and moved upstairs to the basketball gym for the competition

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